Physical Features
These cover much of East Asia. Examples are the Kunlun Mountains and Tibetan Plateau. Farms and livestock can be found in these areas.
High Mountains and Plateaus
What are two problems with overpopulation?
The slums have very poor infrastructure and lack clean water and electricity.
Education and health-care services are inadequate.
Permits to build new structures are hard to get.
Traffic congestion and adding to air pollution
A mountainous island country with limited natural resources. This country experienced a Tsunami and Earthquake on March 11, 2011 that was devastating to the people and their homes.
Japan
Brought their languages to Southeast Asia. For example, Chinese is the dominant language in Singapore due to their movement.
Immigrants
What are the two governments found in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Monarchies and Democracies
A great physical feature for fish, trade, and transportation. A major example is the Chang Jiang in China that flows through East Asia.
Rivers and Coastal Areas
What is a push factor of people leaving the countryside in Asia?
Poverty
A flat land that is good for agriculture and industry. Tokyo, Japan’s capital and largest city is located here.
The Kanto Plain
A common language used in Asia and worldwide.
English
What are the four dynasties of China?
Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han
A vast, arid region in northern China and southern Mongolia. It's known for its dunes, mountains and rare animals such as snow leopards and Bactrian camels.
The Gobi Desert
What are two pull factors for people moving to cities?
Job opportunities and better education.
A regional variation of a main language. Many people in Southeast Asia speak this.
Dialect
China is said to be this because Chinese culture developed from early society.
The world's longest continuous civilization.
The spread of languages from their original homes. Traders had to find a common language in order to communicate.
Language Diffusion
Provide rich agricultural land for growing rice and wheat. They also support many cities, like Beijing!
Plains
What are countries doing to fix the problem of overpopulation?
One solution to overcrowding has been the development of “secondary” cities around major urban centers.
People learn the official language of their new country to do this, especially as cultures become more globally connected.
Adapt
What are the three major religions that come from Southwest Asia?
Christianity, Judaism, Islam.
What is the zone called that divides North and South Korea?
demilitarized zone (DMZ)